Copper Watering can / Joro type 4 by Negishi

*Currently out of stock, please contact us at shop@wagumi-j.com if you would like to pre-order this product*

Hand soldered and hand crafted in Tokyo, each one of these watering cans is the product of an individual’s labour. The individuals in question are members of the Negishi family and their small company (total staff = 3) in the Sumida area of the capital.

The family business originally specialised in metalwork used on the roof of shrines, but moved into garden-ware in the 1960s to accommodate demand for high quality implements for bonsai. The Negishi watering cans then and now have a special status among bonsai practitioners. The fall of the water from their nozzles has the feeling of rain.

To accompany the experience of working with plants, in this way the user can have the sense of nature in their hand.

The handmade production process involves melting solder over hot coals, and allowing it to ‘flow’ with the maker’s skill on to the metal’s surface. Inevitably this means only a few can be made each day. A product hence with a limited production run, we have a small selection at wagumi.

The Joro type 4, is based in its design on the ladles found at Japanese shrines. It can deliver the water it collects as a strong rain, and is a item of professional quality for the garden.